Archives
In the 19th century Lochee was home to the huge Camperdown Works, the heart of the Cox family’s jute empire. The family had been involved in the manufacture of linen in the area in the 18th century and moved into…
For centuries Dundee has had close links with communities on the south bank of the Tay and travel between Dundee and Fife has always been important. Today, traffic and weather conditions allowing, getting across the Tay is a relatively simple…
Last week saw the launch of a two year Royal Society of Edinburgh project ‘Curating the Digital Attic Archive: A Case Study For Open-Source Approaches To Artists’ Archives’. Led by Dr Judit Bodor (DJCAD) and Dr Roddy Hunter (The Glasgow…
It may sound barking mad, but the pooches of Dundee are just one of the sources of inspiration for an artistic celebration of the city’s history. Students at the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design…
3rd March 2024 sees a special service at the University Chaplaincy Centre to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its opening. While the building dates to 1974, the role of religion and faith at the University has a much longer history.…
In 2021 the University commissioned a report to investigate early founders and their links with colonialism and slavery. The report focused on the Baxter family who supported the establishment of what was then University College Dundee and made some recommendations…
To mark the 60th anniversary of Dr Who Kenneth from the University Archives explores Who related material in the collections. He looks at Daleks appearing in DJCAD. Police boxes in Dundee. Patrick Troughton in the Michael Peto photography collection. And…
This month marks the 140th anniversary of the official opening of, and the start of teaching at, University College, Dundee (now the University of Dundee). Kenneth from Archive Services gives us a brief overview of the genesis of the University.…
Relive the University’s recent successful Culture Day, part of its Festival of the Future. Here we give you a summary of the great presentations. Films of some of them will be available soon. Jan Merchant, Senior Archivist, started the day…
Dr Kenneth Baxter examines a map from the University of Dundee Archive Services belonging to Peter Carmichael. Carmichael was a notable figure in Dundee, in the second half of the 19th century he was manager of Dens Works (owned by…